Regarding The Fear of Death
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? To name any fear a man may have, he may as well just assert that he has a fear of death. Either the stated fear directly leads to death, or else, the fear pales in comparison to death itself. It is the most natural of torments: the striving to be alive at all costs. What man would not admit a moment of hesitation when peering over the void? Who would deny the paralysis that comes from envisioning all fade to black before our eyes? Now, before we are consumed by such thoughts, let me bring light to that darkness by proclaiming what has been done: "As the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death, he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them, who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage." - Hebrews 2:14-15 This passage tells us something: First, most ...